Kalamazoo Pride 2013 will be held June 14-15 at the Arcadia Creek Festival Place.
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Good morning. It's Friday and this is Kalamazoo This Weekend, your preview of events happening the weekend of June 14 to June 16.

Pride expands to two days: The 6th annual Kalamazoo Pride, which celebrates diversity and serves as a fundraiser for the Kalamazoo Gay Lesbian Resource Center, starts at 5 p.m. Friday. KGLRC Executive Director Zach Bauer said he expects more than 15,000 people to attend this year, making it one of downtown Kalamazoo's largest festivals. KGLRC uses the money to fund its programs, including youth programming to address bullying.

The entertainment lineup will be headlined by Chicago-based Kimi Hayes. Check out the schedule here.

Run for a cause: The Kalamazoo Klassic weekend kicks off at 6 p.m. Friday with the Kids Klassic 1K and 2K. The 10K race starts at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, followed by the 5K at 9 a.m. Packet pickup begins at 4 p.m. today at the Maple Street YMCA, along with the lifting portion of the Pump & Run, an event that was added in 2009 that deducts time off each runner's race based on how many weight-lifting repetitions were done the night before.

Participants also can pick up packets Saturday until 10 minutes before the race. Race proceeds will go to MRC Industries, a local non-profit agency that helps individuals with disabilities.

Exploring "Hidden Kalamazoo": The first Hidden Kalamazoo tour will guide people through the upper stories of eight downtown buildings on Saturday and Sunday. The tour is a fundraiser for the Kalamazoo Historic Preservation Commission. The tour will stop at The State Theater at 414 South Burdick; The Fuller Building at 223 S. Kalamazoo Mall; The Boudeman Building at 236 S. Kalamazoo Mall; The Schiavone Studio, 312 W. Michigan Ave.; The Clapham-McDonald Building at 131 E. Michigan Ave.; Hall Block above Coney Island at 266 E. Michigan Ave.; Arlington Hotel Buiilding above Bimbo's PIzza at 338 E. Michigan Ave. and the Fifth Third Bank building lobby.

Tickets are $15 each, $12 for students and senior over 60, and group discounts for 10 people or more are $12.

Juneteenth Celebration: The 14th annual Juneteenth Celebration starts at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Dalton Center Recital Hall at Western Michigan University. The event, a celebration of freedom, culture and the values of African people, will feature guest performers of Le Bagatae Dance Ensemble, African food and art. Cost is $15 or $20 at the door, $10 for students and $15 for seniors. Children under 5 get in for free.